Yoga Events & Conferences
Thursday March 1, 2012 at 6-8pm
Asana, Pranayama, Meditation: Pure Yoga, New York City, NY
with Rodney Yee & Colleen Saidman
A heaping dose of asana, swirled with pranayama, and topped with meditation makes up a beautifully balanced practice that leaves you smack in the middle of the present moment drinking up the essence of your miraculous life. Sound good, that's what we are serving up in this class at Pure Yoga. Alignment secrets, sequence building essentials, and important observation techniques will be offered and explored. This foundational recipe and knowledge is good for all levels.
March 9-11, 2012
Yoga without Struggle: Kripalu Yoga Center, Stockbridge, MA
A weekend workshop with Rodney Yee and Colleen Saidman
How do we begin to let go of the constant tug of war between who we are in the present moment and the ideas and expectations we hold for ourselves? How do we release a yoga practice that is full of desires in order to come to our mat with the innocent eyes of amazement and joy? This workshop with Rodney Yee and Colleen Saidman is your opportunity to experience yourself as the unfolding miracle you are and utilize your yoga practice as a means to help you see everything with more clarity. Rodney and Colleen invite you to spend a weekend with them practicing yoga without struggle in the form of asana, pranayama, and meditation.
Friday March 23, 2012 at 6:30-9pm
Yoga Celebration: Piedmont Yoga Studio, Oakland, CA
with Rodney Yee & Colleen Saidman Yee
Join Colleen and Rodney in asana, pranayama, and meditation as a way to celebrate being embodied, to explore who we are, and to be in awe of our aliveness. We will move through a wonderfully balanced sequence that will bring us to a platform in which we can witness the absorption of prana and which will integrate the song of ourselves with the symphony of our surroundings. This will be a perfect coming together which will highlight 25 years of existence for the Piedmont Yoga Studio. All levels are welcome and invited. Maximum 40 people.
March 29-31, 2012
Toronto Yoga Conference and Show
with Rodney Yee & Colleen Saidman
Rodney and Colleen return again to the Toronto Yoga Conference and Show. This year they will be teaching two all day intensives: Thursday March 29th, "Asana, Pranayama, and Meditation" and Friday March 30th, "Sequencing for Everyone." On Saturday March 31st, they will be teaching two 2-hour classes: "Hip Opening and Arm Balances," and "Twists to Backbends." This is a super fun conference, come and join us!
March 31-April 1, 2012
Cancer Caregivers & Caregiving Symposium: Boulder, CO
with Rodney Yee & Colleen Saidman
Rodney and Colleen will be teaching "Self Care as a Root for Caregiving" on Sunday, April 1st, 11:15am-12:30pm. Learning to strengthen one’s own ability to stay present with circumstances as they arise so that challenges of caregiving can be met head on. Yee, Saidman and Taylor will draw from work they do in training Urban Zen Integrative Therapists, including simple techniques appropriate steps needed to facilitate and improve self care through yoga, mediation and a fundamental understanding of essential oils and Reiki therapy.
April 2012 - March 2013
The Urban Zen Integrative Therapy Program
The Urban Zen Integrative Therapy Program (UZIT) is still currently accepting applications for the 2011 training program. This groundbreaking program includes training in yoga therapy, essential oil therapy, Reiki, contemplative care and nutrition. The curriculum provides in-depth knowledge to practitioners, preparing them to use these integrative therapies in a variety of healthcare settings, including private practice. Yoga practitioners, nurses, physical therapists, athletic trainers, physicians, massage therapists and other Allied Health Care professionals are encouraged to apply. Faculty includes Rodney Yee, Colleen Saidman Yee, Richard Freeman, Richard Rosen, Roshi Joan Halifax, Tracy Griffiths and Young Living Essential Oils Specialists, Reiki with Lena Falth, and other expert guest speakers.
April 5, 2012
Yoga Works: New York City, NY
with Rodney Yee & Colleen Saidman
More info to come.
April 14, 2012 at 8-10am
Effortless Backbends: NYC Yoga Journal Conference
A workshop with Rodney Yee and Colleen Saidman
Open yourself up to the creative unknown present moment with an awesome backbending sequence. As we connect to the earth, we gain the necessary foundation to fearlessness. This is the beginning to a profound expansion of the heart chakra, which provides deep acceptance of the world as it is. Our innate creativity hinges on our connectivity to the world at large, and it is our creativity that gives wings to our joy. This class is for everyone and will be both vigorous and refined. Mostly asana.Mixed levels.
April 14, 2012 at 10:30am-12:30pm
Wring It Out, Open It Up, and Contain It: NYC Yoga Journal Conference
A workshop with Rodney Yee and Colleen Saidman
Twists to backbends and then to forward bends will be the basic template we will use to explore emptiness. Twists help us cleanse our vital organs and juice up all the disks of the spine. Backbends access and ground the heart chakra, and forward bends will seal the exploration inward. This sequence will bring you to a profound emptiness that will let you be full of the present moment. This emptiness is the field of infinite possibilities and is the source of endless creativity. Mostly asana. Mixed levels.
April 14, 2012 at 3:30-5:30pm
Urban Zen Restorative: NYC Yoga Journal Conference
A workshop with Rodney Yee and Colleen Saidman
Come experience the ultimate in restoration through the healing modalities of Urban Zen. We'll put you in perfect restorative poses while Urban Zen integrative therapists do Reiki and apply essential oils. Then we'll do integrative movements, body-scan meditations, and breath awareness techniques to integrate your mind and body. We all know that we are able to access our authenticity and creativity from a place of rest and integration. Come join us for your quintessential revitalization. Therapeutic / Mixed Levels / Restorative yoga practice.
April 27-29, 2012
Yoga without Struggle: Jivamukti Yoga Studio, Berlin, Germany
A workshop with Rodney Yee and Colleen Saidman
How do we begin to let go of the constant tug of war between who we are in the present moment and the ideas and expectations we hold for ourselves? How do we release a yoga practice that is full of desires in order to come to our mat with the innocent eyes of amazement and joy? This intensive workshop weekend with Rodney Yee and Colleen Saidman-Yee is your opportunity to experience yourself as the unfolding miracle you are and utilize your yoga practice as a means to help you see everything with more clarity. Rodney and Colleen invite you to spend a weekend with them in Berlin practicing yoga without struggle in the form of asana, pranayama, and meditation. All levels are welcome and will be addressed appropriately.
April 30-May 4, 2012
Exploring the Subtle Alignment of the Body: Karuna Yoga, Northampton, MA
A week of Advanced Study with Rodney Yee
After the gross architecture of the body is mastered, one has to learn how to listen to and play with more minute alignments of the body. Using the tactile sensation of the breath, and using the shushumna nadi as the central axis, learn how to guide the body into a subtle dialog of balance. We will observe the receptivity of the skin to understand how the body is absorbing prana. We will also learn how to direct the forces applied in the asana so that the energy is channeled through the shushumna nadi. Each day will consist of philosophy, asana, pranayama, and meditation.
June 21-24, 2012
Wanderlust Festival: Stratton Mountain Ski Resort, Bondville, VT
with Rodney Yee and Colleen Saidman
Rodney and Colleen will be teaching two classes on Friday June 22nd: "Hip Opening and Twists" and "Full Integration through Backbends".
August 17-19, 2012
Omega Being Yoga Conference: Omega Institute, Rhinebeck, NY
with Rodney Yee and Colleen Saidman
Rodney and Colleen will teach classes during this conference. More info to come.
September 5-7, 2012
The Architecture of Quietness: Yoga on High, Columbus, OH
3-Day Teacher Training Workshop with Rodney Yee
Profound quiet and peace arise when the mind and body are aligned and flowing in the great river of the present moment. The present moment as a quiet container of emptiness is the foundation for listening, and it allows us to perceive our dharma clearly in the context of the whole. This engenders honest, right action and the end of internal conflict. In this workshop, we will explore how the physical structure of the body supports ease and freedom, leaving way for the winds of the body to move without resistance and yet be contained. We’ll also inquire into the philosophical concepts and practices of yoga that prepare the mind to empty. This is the playground for our yoga intensive this year. As always we will develop and elaborate on these ideas through pranayama, asana, relaxation and discussion. See you then.
September 7, 2012
Open Public Class: Yoga on High, Columbus, OH
with Rodney Yee and Colleen Saidman
For the fourth year in a row, Rodney Yee and Colleen Saidman are offering a public class in Columbus. Their classes are known to be energizing, inspiring, and centering, as well as both physically and spiritually uplifting. Each year is different than the one before, and we all grow together. This mixed-level class is appropriate for yoga students at most levels, but no new beginners, please. Although this will be a large class, everyone will receive individual adjustments from Rodney and Colleen. You may also elect to have adjustments from the circulating staff of assistants, or you may opt out. Register early, as space is limited.
September 8, 2012
Urban Zen Integrative Therapy Restorative Class: Yoga on High, Columbus, OH
with Rodney Yee and Colleen Saidman
An accessible path to rejuvenation and healing for the tired, stressed and ill is coming to Yoga on High. Urban Zen was inspired by Donna Karan’s vision of a holistic approach to health care and created by Rodney and Colleen based on their long experience practicing and teaching yoga and other healing modalities. In this 2 ½ hour session, Rodney and Colleen will give you an overview of the history and philosophy of Urban Zen and take time to answer all your questions before leading you on your inward, healing journey. Then they will guide you through practices that include restorative poses, aromatherapy, reiki, breath awareness, and meditation. In a world of over-stimulation and over-work, these practices can offer you a meditative sanctuary. This class is appropriate for everyone, whether you are recovering from an illness or injury or are simply in need of tender loving care, this is the class for you. No previous yoga experience is required.
September 18-22, 2012
Advanced Intensive: Heathen Hill Yoga, Franklin, NY
with Rodney Yee
More info to come.
October 2012 - May 2013
Yoga Shanti Teacher Training with Rodney Yee and Colleen Saidman
Yoga Shanti Teacher Training 2012-2013 with Rodney Yee and Colleen Saidman along with special guest instructors Richard Rosen, Richard Freeman, Heidi Fokine, Susan 'Lippy' Orem, Manorama teaching Sanskrit Studies, and Sinead Fitzgibbon teaching Anatomy.
The next Yoga Shanti Teacher Training with Colleen and Rodney will commence in October 2012. For Colleen and Rodney, sharing yoga knowledge that deepens anyone’s practice and imparting the craft of teaching yoga is the work they are most inspired to do from their hearts and souls. Come and join them and their illustrious faculty at the beautiful Yoga Shanti Studio in Sag Harbor, New York, for a training that will change your life.
The Teacher Training Program will take place over the course of 8 months, one weekend a month, from October 2012 through May 2013 at Yoga Shanti. Weekends will include Friday afternoons/evenings and all day on Saturdays and Sundays. The program consists of 184 hours of classroom time plus the following requirements to make up a total of 300 plus hours of study: structured home practice course through Gaiam Yoga Club; supervised observing and assisting in public classes taught by Program Faculty; attendance in a specified number of community yoga classes; and homework including keeping a daily practice journal and completing writing assignments and required readings. The program curriculum includes focus on practice of asana, pranayama, and meditation; teaching methodologies, sequencing, and effective manual adjustments; anatomy and kinesiology; yoga history and philosophy; basic Sanskrit and chanting; student teaching and evaluation; and plenty of discussion and interaction. The program is geared toward students with a minimum of 2 years dedicated yoga practice (but all interested and dedicated students encouraged to apply!). The program is registered with Yoga Alliance. Successful completion of the program will qualify the graduate to register with Yoga Alliance at the 200-hour RYT (Registered Yoga Teacher) level.
Or contact Lisa Olsen
October 26-28, 2012
The Joy of Yoga weekend workshop: Omega Institute, Rhinebeck, NY
with Rodney Yee and Colleen Saidman
Learn to use asana, pranayama, and meditation to peel off the shrouds of suffering, layer by layer, and to gain a seat in your joyful essence. Through our yoga tools we realize the impermanence of the ideas, images, and identifications that imprison us in illusion. This life is a gift and our yoga practices teach us how to unwrap it and delight in it. Come join us in a weekend of fun and essential yoga designed for all levels.
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